Talking with My Daughter About Archives Métis Researchers and Genealogy

Abstract

In a kitchen table discussion, a Métis genealogist and his Cree-Métis librarian daughter talk about the ways Indigenous people navigate archives, oral history, and research; discuss the inaccuracies that exist in records relating to Indigenous people; and consider the ways that records can supplement oral history about Métis culture.

Keywords:

• Indigenous archives,
• genealogy research,
• Métis,
• oral history